Quezon City under the Leadership of Mayor Feliciano Belmonte: A study on the socio-economic development programs of Mayor Belmonte

Abstract

This research studied the city development strategies of Mayor Belmonte as he creates socio-economic development programs for Quezon City. The researcher measures the effectiveness of the socio-economic development programs through infrastructure developments for education purpose, the improvement of education and employment generation. The researcher enumerated the different programs of Mayor Belmonte for infrastructure, education, and employment generation. This research also inquired about the number of beneficiaries of these programs through studying annual reports published by the Belmonte administration as well as other sources available. The researcher used the Qualitative Technique of gathering and collecting needed data for this study. Field research and Library research were used by the proponent to gather data. The proponent also conducted three key informant interviews as primary sources of this research. Secondary data were utilized by the researcher to further support the claim gathered in the key informant interviews. Descriptive analysis and policy analysis techniques were applied. The proponent also gave a background of the study. The history, profile, population and local economy of Quezon City were all presented in Chapter n. The researcher made use of existing statistics to further give a well-presented background of the study. After gathering and analyzing data gathered, the researcher concluded that the city development strategies of Mayor Belmonte effectively create socio-economic development programs in Quezon City. However, the researcher also gave her recommendation at the last part of this research.